Distribution

Sukh Randhawa, vice president of business operations at Tech Data Canada
Cloud

Tech Data brings TDCloud to Canada

June 18, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data brings TDCloud to Canada
The Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store offers a one-stop shop for solution providers to sell cloud services, and an opportunity to bring new cloud services to market.

Greg Myers, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Tech Data Canada.
Distribution

Tech Data Canada doubles down on managed services

June 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada doubles down on managed services
Tech Data inks deals with Intel Security and Mobi, showing the further inclusion of vendor offerings in the emerging “subscription economy” in the channel.

Sennheiser SD Office, a single-sided DECT wireless headset
Distribution

Sennheiser expands Canadian distribution with Tech Data, Run Distribution deals

June 8, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser expands Canadian distribution with Tech Data, Run Distribution deals
Sennheiser, best known for its premium consumer products, already has a strong distribution network in Canada, but adds two more distributors to generate more opportunities and stimulate even greater awareness of its presence in the commercial space.

Distribution

Video: Inside Tech Data Canada’s Business Builder Tour

May 25, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Video: Inside Tech Data Canada’s Business Builder Tour
ChannelBuzz.ca catches up with Tech Data Canada’s Ed Galasso and HP Canada’s Phil Smith from the distributor’s Toronto Business Builder Tour stop.

Channel Communities

VentureTech Network becomes Trust X Alliance

May 6, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VentureTech Network becomes Trust X Alliance
The venerable solution provider community rebrands as Trust X Alliance in an effort to increase relevance with end user customers.

Phillip Privett, vice president, technology and solutions, Converged and Data Solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Distribution

Video: Recapping Cisco Partner Summit with Avnet

May 6, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Video: Recapping Cisco Partner Summit with Avnet
Avnet Technology Solutions’ Phillip Privett recaps the highlights of Cisco’s Partner Summit 2015 and discusses the distributor’s relationship with Cisco.

Big Data

SYNNEX execs outline where they are placing their bets

May 1, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SYNNEX execs outline where they are placing their bets
In two wide-ranging executive panels at Varnex, SYNNEX’s top executives indicated where they see the industry heading, what SYNNEX is doing to capitalize, and how solution providers can best leverage both the changes and the distributor.

Distribution

SYNNEX enhances its eCommerce platform for North America

April 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SYNNEX enhances its eCommerce platform for North America
Consolidating information from multiple pages and microsites onto a single page for ease of use, and a major improvement to the search engine highlight the changes to the site, which will be available to most partners later this year.

Distribution

The Dell-SYNNEX deal in Canada: when’s it happening?

April 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on The Dell-SYNNEX deal in Canada: when’s it happening?
The long-anticipated arrival of Dell as a SYNNEX partner in Canada assumed more urgency after Dell announced an attractive new program for Varnex members Tuesday. ChannelBuzz has the skinny on when it’s likely to happen.

Distribution

SYNNEX looking to expand GovSolv presence in Canada

April 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SYNNEX looking to expand GovSolv presence in Canada
GovSolv is the largest of SYNNEX’s value-added practice areas in the U.S. So far, its impact in Canada has been limited to education, but the distributor is looking to change that.